Package README for OPTICAL.SYS

This readme file contains information on how to install the
OPTICAL.DMD device driver. This driver replaces the old OPTICAL.SYS 
and MO.SYS drivers. This driver supports optical devices
like magneto optical and phase change optical drives that use 512 byte
sector format (typically known as MO's and PD drives).

- A compatibility driver called OS2SCSI.DMD exists to present the
  SCSI.SYS interface on any system equipped with SCSI devices.  This
  driver ships with OS2WARP and should be installed with your WARP
  installation if you had SCSI device installed.  The following line
  must be added to your config.sys file
  BASEDEV = OS2SCSI.DMD

- The OPTICAL.DMD is installed as DEVICE=OPTICAL.DMD.  OPTICAL.DDP
  is provided to automatically install the driver using the DDINSTAL
  program.


README.1ST CONTENTS:

1.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.0 PRELIMINARY STEPS
3.0 INSTALLATION
4.0 PROBLEM DETERMINATION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT 
5.0 OPTICAL.EXE CONTENTS.
6.0 TRADEMARKS

1.0 System Requirements

Before you install the OPTICAL.SYS, make sure that you have:
         a) installed OS/2 Vession 2.11 or WARP Version 3.x,  
         b) OS2SCSI.DMD must be installed
         c) if you have Merlin, use the driver in that release, OPTICAL.DMD

2.0 PRELIMINARY STEPS

Execute OPTICAL.EXE to Unzip the package to a diskette or disk drive,
then use this location for the next step.

3.0 OPTICAL.SYS INSTALLATION

1) Open System Folder
2) Open System Setup Folder
3) Open Device Driver Install Folder (DDINSTAL.EXE)
4) Select the source for the OPTICAL.SYS Files
5) Select "Optical Device Device Driver - OPTICAL.SYS"
    This will copy the files to your boot drive and modify Config.sys
6) Exit DDINSTAL
7) Reboot your system


The installation adds the following statements to your config.sys file.
   DEVICE=\OS2\OPTICAL.DMD

OPTICAL.DMD is copied to the OS2 Directory of the boot drive.
 
4.0 Problem Determination & Technical Support 
     This driver is supported by IBM

5.0  OPTICAL.EXE Package contents:

This package contains the following files:
- OPTICAL.DMD   The actual device driver
- OPTICAL.DDP   Installation Profile
- README.1ST	This README.1ST file
 
6.0  TRADEMARKS

The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this file, are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:

IBM
OS/2
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